About this season
Ignition puts you in the driver's seat of the automotive world's latest car, truck and SUV offerings, courtesy of Motor Trend. Watch as our team of experts throttles, track tests and pushes the limits of these vehicles to harness their full capability.
Episodes (12)
1. 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: Back in Black and Electric!
Aired 8 April 2013
Motor Trend Technical Director Frank Markus heads to the Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France. Here he will test the most powerful iteration of the Mercedes SLS AMG, the Black Series. While there, Mercedes pulls wheels out its ecofriendly brother, the Electric Drive, and let's Frank have a go at it.
2. 2014 Ford Fiesta ST: The Small Hatch with Big Moves!
Aired 15 April 2013
Carlos travels to France to test out the two door version of the soon-to-be-released US spec four dour Fiesta ST hatchback, to see how it holds up next to other sport compact hatches, and its slightly bigger brother, the Ford Focus ST.
3. 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA: Affordable Luxury?
Aired 22 April 2013
Frank Markus heads to Saint Tropez to test out the CLA, which is Mercedes-Benz's brand new entry into the youth market. The idea sounds fraught with danger: another sub-$30,000 Benz, this time with a 2.0l 208hp transverse engine, 258 lb-ft of torque, and a front-wheel drivetrain. Will this new entry level kinder-Benz find the same fate as C230 sport coupe from several years ago, or is this a completely new philosophy on an entry level luxury car?
4. 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport & the Record Setting Grand Sport Vitesse!
Aired 29 April 2013
Angus Mackenzie pays a visit to Molsheim, France to explore the history and development behind the world's most expensive street legal super car, the Bugatti Veyron. The Veyron has a turbocharged 16-cylinder engine that makes more than 1000hp, can accelerate to 60mph in about 2.7 seconds, goes faster than 250mph, and costs well over a million dollars. Afterwards, Angus then heads to Ehra-Lessien near Wolfsburg, Germany to witness the next iteration of the Veyron, the Vitesse, take on a top speed record challenge, before ultimately getting behind the wheel himself.
5. 2014 Jaguar F-type: Finally, an E-type Successor
Aired 6 May 2013
Kim Reynolds heads to Pamplona, Spain to have a look at some of Jaguar's classic entries in the sports car realm, and also to get his hands on their latest convertible sports car, the F-Type. The F-type has an all-aluminum body and a new all-aluminum, 3.0-liter supercharged direct-injection V-6 based on the 5.0-liter V-8, with balance shafts, a dual independent variable cam timing system, and a Roots-type twin vortex supercharger mounted in the engine's vee.
6. BMW M3: All 4 Generations (E30, E36, E46, E92) at The Track!
Aired 13 May 2013
Carlos Lago is back and driving all four generations of his favorite German sports car, the BMW M3.
7. 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Pack: Godzilla Levels Up!
Aired 20 May 2013
Carlos Lago and Randy Pobst head to the track with the most extreme GTR yet, the 2014 GTR Track Pack.
8. 2014 Bentley Flying Spur: Uber-Luxury Sedan Makes its Mark in China!
Aired 27 May 2013
Jonny and the team head to Beijing, China to both drive and ride in Bentley's newest premium luxury sedan, the Flying Spur.
9. 2013 Audi S4: The Sleeper Sport Sedan!
Aired 3 June 2013
Carlos Lago heads back to Fontana and the mountainous roads of Angeles Crest Highway to tackle the newest update to the Audi S4.
10. 2013 Honda Civic Si: Competition for the Ford Focus ST?
Aired 10 June 2013
Carlos Lago sizes up the 2013 Honda Civic Si.
11. Crawford Performance Turbo BRZ: Balance Meets Power!
Aired 17 June 2013
Carlos Lago heads to the track with the most extreme Subaru BRZ ever conceived.
12. 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe: The Best M Money Can Buy?
Aired 24 June 2013
Jonny Lieberman gets behind the wheel of the newest M to grace the BMW lineup, the 2014 M6 Gran Coupe.